This was my second collection of original poems about invented creatures, similar to the poems in THE SNOPP ON THE SIDEWALK. It was my first collaboration with James Stevenson, who later illustrated THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK and four subsequent books. It was published by Greenwillow Books in 1982.

For this collection, I combined animals with ordinary objects to create BALLPOINT PENGUINS, SHOEHORNETS, and a CLOCKTOPUS, among others. I’ve recorded these poems with the San Diego Symphony playing marvelous music by the composer Lucas Richman. The book was published by Greeenwillow Books in 2006.

This is the newest edition of IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY, published in 2013 by Greenwillow Books. The original edition was illustrated by Yossi Abolafia, but the current edition is illustrated by Marylin Hafner.

This is the paperback edition of IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY with updated cover art. Published by Mulberry Books in 1996.

This is the fourth (and last) “Read-alone” holiday book that I wrote. Published by Greenwillow Books in 1983.

This is the British edition of THE RANDOM HOUSE OF POETRY FOR CHILDREN. Published by Walker Books Ltd.

This is a collection of funny (mostly) poems about school. It’s illustrated by my friend Doug Cushman, and was published by Greenwillow Book in 2006.

This book is a story in verse about a very naughty baby. I translated it from Swedish, a language that I do not know. The story was originally by Barbro Lindgren. Published by Greenwillow Books in 1980.

This is the third and final book about the mischievous wild baby that I translated from the Swedish of Barbro Lindgren. Published by Greenwillow Books in 1988.

This book, translated from a story in Swedish by Barbro Lindgren, chronicles the further adventures of a baby with a big imagination. Published by Greenwillow Books in 1983.

This is a small book with just a single poem about a witches’ party. Published by HarperFestival in 2004.

This is a lavishly illustrated, abridged version of a poem that originally appeared in my book NIGHTMARES. Published by Greenwillow Books in 2007.

This is a little story in verse, originally by James Kruss, that I translated from German. Published By Doubleday in 1969.

ZOO DOINGS is a collection of the best poems from three of my earliest books, A GOPHER IN THE GARDEN, TOUCANS TWO, and THE PACK RAT’S DAY, all published by Macmillan. This book was published by Greenwillow Books in 1983.